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OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL.' PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,-; NOVEMBER
DAHOISTAP
!(EEH B1TEREST IN
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EGTIONISSUES
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Democrats TheylWil! Wirt
- Because iTheiif Platform Is In
: dorsemerjt of Primary Method
BoUe. Nor.! -Interest, to the ;ut4
cbme of the-electkra la intense all Over
the slate. The Democrats-have de.
clsrid alt along- that their: candidate i
former Governor Moses Alexander had
the lead, and would maintain It They
point out that 0 per, cent of the peoe
of the state-ftepubltcans. Democrats
and Frogreslves-orrant -the; direct pri
mary, and that ,te Democratic plat
form carried a dlpect primary plank.
Khereas the" i Republican., piaxiorm
adopted at the state convenUon la op
posed to the; jiirect primary, an the
Republican rubernatorial candidate i
pledged to the eonvenuun u
u if iAtl. seto a direct primary
though rit might be
passed by bothliouse and senate in ac--cordance
with the mill bt 90 per cent
of the people. . p . . i
.The Democrats also claim that the
present Bepubtlean admlntotratlon U
roanonslble for" the liigh taxes through
out the slate, that, the' people' want a
change and-that the Democratic plat
form provides the relief the people; are
demanding ; . ':
They further claim that the campaign
being carried on by Senator WllHam E,
Borah for -the direct primary, and the
disagreement In the Republican party
over the direct primary Issue, have
turned many Republicans to the 'Demo
cratic ranks. A vote for Moses Alex
ander is a vote for the direct? primary,
reduced taxes and better times, they
insist, while a vote for C; C" Moore,
Republican gubernatorial candidate, is
a vote for .the convention system, nign
taxes and continued struggling times.
In the meantime the "direct primary
RepuDiicane- arevwgimr jawtc
Co abandon the narty platform and de
clare himself In faVor of the direct
primary, with a promise W.sign a good
rimarv bill at the coming legislature.
if he is elected. Their urging has thus
far ' met with no favorable response
from the Republican candidate.
The Progressives claim that -'their
platform is the only one that is safely
and fully planked according to the
-wishes of the people. They Insist that
the ' Republican plajtform. in opposing
the direct primary.and"the record of
theJast Democratic administration In-j
Idaho have turned the -"Tank and file"
away fronr the two old parties and
fthet they are rallying' to the Progres
sive standards. -v
"However, although the Progressives
have gained considerably In power, it
is generally conceded that they are
not to be considered as having any
eta nee of success.
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Rankin and Walker
'Favor Plans for
Twoy New Bridges
Jofm -H Ran&in. Republican nomi
. nee tor county -commissioner, today
stated that. If he- is elected, as appears
. liksly,' he will stand for the construc
tion of the "Uurnside and Ross Island
bridges tn general accordance with the
plans now drawn. These plans call
for high bridges, the Burnside bridge
With a bascule span to be above river
. boats and Ross Island bridge without
a span to be high above either, river
boats : of . ships. Plans also call for
widening of Burnside bridge on both
sides of the river and the construction
. of adequate approaches on easy grade
to both bridges.
- Dow V. Walker, whose, election' with
Rankin to the two county commls
eionerships; open at this election, is
- also nredictad. ha iimiliriv tiI,
i ftimseu -on; record as- to the bridge
plana. Charles Rudeen, holdover com
missioner, has also declared himself in
. favor f the bridge plans as outlined.
i Outside his flat statement relative to
we bridge projects, Rankin stated that
he has conducted his camnatsm with
out pledge to' any faction or clique
nuu witnoui any. promises that would
com promise hla administration as
. county commissioner.
Yeori Defends Commission
bers iof that worthy Institution. He
Is bargainings for bratne ana. eo is
the highway commission. . Mignway
Reviews HigKwayi Program
i ht attacks npaa the jtt dPrtf
rornt by Walter ' Pieroa. rndidat- foe ow-
nr. "! iftjpirtd "the rtxmei3sttosir yax
stent from taa bisbvav camaufsum, - By Joan
a. xeoa, one of it mem ben:
For the purposes of - his iown cana
palgnv Walter M.' Pierce "has attached
this commission and Rs nrogram. deal
ing largely in generalities and misrep
resentations mat , cannot, pass . wiuwm
challenge. Oregon4iuxs . witnessed -4be
evolution of commonwealth from
wilderness. Its history is linked .with
that of its roads, trom-the Indian trail
of the past to the paved highway, o
the present. Ano mucn oi mis-roan
development. It must be borne in mind,
has-been achieved within the past five
The commission louna Oregon
years.
m . land- -,r m
riers. It points to. the convenience and
simplicity or travel in tne present.
When the program of the commis
sion was initiated. Salens was isolated
from Portland during the winter sea
son. Farmers swere held at home by
Impassable thoroughfares. There wts
no connection between Eastern and
Wstre Oreernn cicent bv rani. South-
em Oreson was a distant, mud-locked
province during tne- csvins. ine state
was provincial and scattered into
units, inaccessible for the greater part
of the yecr save by rail transportation.
Its- economic .development was ham
pered and at a standstill.
y.: Program Lauded
: The proof of the soundness of- the
commission's program and of the serv
ice rendered rests in the admirable
highways of today, which have been
declared by Thomas H. McDonald, in
charge of national . highways, to sur
pass all state highways in excellence
and value for the money expended.
Travel by automobile, transportation
by truck is today in actuality. - Prom
VftTUMliiM. . T?,cn thA mntnvi man.
drive directly through the length or
uregon ana to tne Mexican line.
Mr. Pierce attacks the commission's
plan of raising road funds. He would
substitute therefor the pay-as-you-go
system. He would turn back the clock.
It is easily demonstrated that under
the taxation plan he proposes, 56 years
would be required, with the raising of
JI.000,600 annually, to build the high
way that are in operation today, In
creasing taxes, he would at the same
time retard development for half a
Finances
The xoads of Oregon have not been
financed by tax money, but from the
fees of automobile owners, every one
of whom has benefited for more than
the; amount of his contribution. Ore
gon has been linked, county to county,
town to city, farm to market place,
without any increase in general taxa
tion. Do not forget that the visiting moT
torist contributes approximately $125,
00 per annum in gas tax towards our
roads. In addition, the tourist leaves a
total of 12 to 15l mHlion dollars oer an
num in the state. These figures .re
based on our traffic census reports.
Candidate in Two
Wrecks Same Day
While Campaigning
":Bewl, NoV. 4.J. S. Innes, Repub
lican- candidate for county commis
sioner, and Louis Bennett, who accom
panied him on a campaigning visit to
nist-em, were pinnea oeneath lanes
car, when a Wheel broke and the ma
chine upset -near Sisters. While inn
should have been speaking at a noon
iancheon at Bisters, ho and Bennett
were attempting-- to squirm out from
under the, car.
, . Tbeyfcould hear the Ignition clicking
"""J. im www mat a snort circuit
a might cause a fatal fire. Finally they
.freed thsmsstves. both anhnrt
- Driving, home in a car belonging to
.the garage man, who had come out
and' helped get the overturned car
righted. Iiines Was blinded hv th.
lights of an approaching car and drova
: we-irtw a few miles from Bend.
us mags; resuKea.
Milton, Nov.J"4.--The election of r-itv
eoimcilmen Tor Milton promises to be
exciting Tuesday. Two tickets have
. been nominated as follows - Citisens
ticket Mayor. C D. Hobbs; recorder,
R Samuel ; treasurer, James Ba'e
man r councilmen. W; S. Munselic. n s
Cheshire, 4. p. Woodmansee. People's
ticket-Mayor. James IL L. Scott :
border. C. R. Samuels; treasnrer. James
,BatemanircouncUmen. J. D. Whitman.
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Legated a -Keliler Csase
Wholesale WareroosM
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: He assailsUte financial soundness of
this plcn.. dspjte ,the, factthak .it , al
ready has proved itself dependalble and
efficient. Under the , -comnission's
plan all highway lpnds Have been, re
tired when . they ? became, due. I all ' in
terest changes - hayo been fully - paid,
and : thera ; is -today a .surplus f of Xi
800.000.' .!-' - .- " v ' i ' L
v Mr. Pierce -hassaid, -oddly jenongh.
in he fce. Of his proposal toi reduce
taices, that the commission's financial
plan is impossible of application. He
has said that it could not be done..
It has salready been done. It is a
fact that he cannot deny noii dodge.
He has said that it would be necessary
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lO tax prpperxy io muia ruaups. ' niv
commission i! has built roads' without
taxing property, other than the auto
mobiles. . it
TOLTTME OF 1128 WORK
The mileage of work eonip eted to
the ciose ofr 1922, "Under the plan that
Mr. Pierce attacks so illogical! y. is of
iraAlf a. direct answer to his saseless
charge. Of , grading. 17T3 miles ; f
rock or gravel surfacing, 1431 miles;
of paving. 670 miles. Of bridgjes com
pleted, 533. ii Of grade crossings elimi
nated with their threat of peril. 61 by
relocation n and " S3 by overhead
He had said, with an absurd) lack of
knnwledee of the facts, that for 60
years the holders of highway bonds
vnuM Yif fl1nninr roTirvonH at I the ex
pense of thev state; The Hfe of the
average bond is 15 years, with ft maxi
mnni lif of 2n vears on the coupon-
bearing securities. The pretended tor
actual ignorance, displayed- by i his
statement in This particular is Char-
aetfrUitir of i his entire attac
Vmw will denvf"that the farmer is
more benefited -by highways ith an
any . other j citizen. - They Are his
thoroughfares to market and prosper
ity Tet by the financial plan of the
i-nmmiuiinn the 4urdfin of road buUd-
ing has been borne in only ja email
degree bv the fanner. Being shared
by fcutomobile owners, it is clearly
annarent that th upkeep a nd con
struction of hiHTiwavs is largely cen
tered in the cities. Multnomali county
alone has one-third of the motor ve
hicles of the state. Mr. Pierfce alone
seems not to understand nor apprecl'
ate this significant fact.
FARMERS i REAP BEXEflT . :
Th ftr.wn hlffhwavs svstem. as Te
alized by the commission, has removed
from farm life the blight 6t isola
tion. It as made the farm an at
tractive home, no longer distant from
market and town. With the develop
ment of cheap electric power J coupled
with the convenience of the highways,
the trend from farm to cltyf will be
halted and the agricultural prosperity
which means the general weira
will De lmnsieasuraniy aavancfB, j ;
Mr. Pierce raises loud objection to
the salaries i paid by the cortim'sslon
to highway engineers. He Is Incon
sistent. As' a regent of Oregon Agri
cultural college! he approves! the far
higher salaries paia to racuity mem
engineers are men of technical training ness. than previously contemplated.
and actual , lieia experience.. """J
commanding decent salaries. Despite
the allegation inat tne - ctiuujimi
srrria hm too welL-engineers are
constantly leaving. the employ of the
state- to accept : more iuotu "
tions elsewhere.
lie has charged the commission with
extravagance in the purchase and op
eration oi lis - necwa&ry - "
automobiles. Yet h. . neglects. . inten
lionaliy or otherwise, to inform the
public tnat sisw.uw wuria l uut
and Automobiles were a gift from the ;
federal government costing the state
nathinv nn the freisrht charges. Many
of these were allocated to the different
counties. - Tnose remaining ui ire
service of the - highways have since
earned for the state in excess of
0. lc- f i . : ---x '
tW hrifAst nf redies must be made
to his charge that it was expensive
and unnecessary to 'send -engineers to
the decent highway tests- la California.
They were sent as engineers were sent
from every part of ; America, to 'avaH
themselves or tne important reveia
tisma f thn trtH which might con
ceivably, through the avoiding of mis
takes in Oregon, save nuiiu.ris oi
thousands of dollars to this state. - The
total cost of this trip, of which he
complains, was $35. '
r Plaa -Amended
A.t to the alteration of highway
plans and the reconstruction Of certain
When the program was originated it
was - for the construction of narrow
roads suitable for the light motor
trafnc then existing for the- email
car. i i rucKs naa not men uuen tneir
place on the highways, uut witn tne
arrival of this heavier traffic it was
seen' that the original plan must be
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LOUIS P.
HEWITT
FOR
Circuit Judge
of
. Department
Number Five
fr. Hewitt is what may be really termed "A Self
Made Man." A native of Nebraska. His ancestors
were df the good old New England fetock. He earned
his way through the Collegiate Department of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, and the Law Department of Co
lumbia University of New York, and has been actively
engaged in the practice of law for the past fifteein
years in the City of .Portland, and is ij well Qualified by
experierice and training for that important position.
He is married and the father of a family.
Mr. Hewitt's private life arid professional career are
upright and clean. . The "professional and business men
and -women from every walk of life are giving him a
strong-arm support in the campaign. He is a life-long
Republican, but was never before a candidate for Pub-
lie office. His election will be a credit, to the Bench and
Bar of Multnomah County, and he ia entitled to have
the vote and support of every good citizen.
(Paid Adv. by Hewitt Campaign Committee.)
abandoned for the truck made neces
sary the building -of roads much more
expensive, ot greater wititn ana uitca-
prolonged -discussion of the (lingular
ignorance; or inexcusable malice, be
trayed by M. Pierce in his public
kiyou. mountains, also assailed as un
necessarily, expensive, the commission
submits j that the widening of this
highway ' made neceksary1 by
changed conditions, and voiees "its re
gret, that the contractor - in living up
to his contract lost his personal for
tune but paid his bills and redeemed
his obligation to the state. ; The -continued
rise of materials and labor costs
t following the - war brotnrht disaster to
tne man wno.-maaa possioie tne eco-.
nonrucat construction or uus roao, v --
Personally I am awarel that the cit
izens of Oregon do not regard the. com
mission and its work in the earne light
that Mr. Pierce doesi , -Dturing the- re
cent' inspection tour f ' the commls-
on which was 2500 miles in extent, I
ana occupiea 41 aays. a was more uum
repaid for my own efforts by the enthusiastic-
appreciction everywhere en
countered. Residents of Oregon know
how parked the improvement of our
roads has been under the commission's
program, and I am confident that they
are not to be fooled by the idle and
partisan statements made by Mr.
Pierce. . .- -;f -
Commlsxion 3roB-PolltIcal .
i Ours is one of the few highway com
missions in the United States that is
art of the
has- never
nor has
the governor eve suggested who
it should employ or discharge. Mr.
Pierce's -record has been against all
bills which have made this great road
program what it is. 1 N
There ars other allegations made by
Mr. Pierce to which the commission
might effectively reply. It' does not
feel that the' patience ;of the public
should be needlessly tried, .by a more
statements against it and its t pro
gram, jonn J. iton,
i Member State Highway Commission.
Speaker to Talkf;
Oni School Measure
. The public will, be given an opportu
nity, of hearing the final discussion
on J the ! compulsory educational i, bill,
now pending before -the voters of Or
egoa, a t a. mass Weeting in The Atidi
torijEaai Sunday ; Bight, at 8 oelock.
Prominent speakers will present every
angie of , tha.. proposed. msasursy-AnT
eluding lte developments. Clark P.
Blssett one of the speakers, ii pnv
fessor of constitutional law at the
University of Washington. Dudley G.
Wobten.; of Seattle, ex-congressman
from Texas, and Mrs. Alexander
Thompson, the first woman elected to
the! Oregon legislature,, will be - the
other .speakers. - ; 1
A musical program has also been
arranged. .
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WAJTT9 HESTOBED
Klamath FaUa, Nov. 4. Declaring
that she had married a second time
whn friends told her .that herj hus
band, Klmer James Rhodes, had shot
and killed himself in the mountains
near Bedford two ' years ago, Mrs.
Lydia Violet Wandell has brought ac
tion in the circuit court here to re
store he former name, since she has
discovered that unoaes ts anve. ;
LEAGUE OF TAX
PAYERS OFFERS
VOTERS ADVICE
Exposition Measure , Turned
v Down j . - Bridges j Favored;
I'Passes Up School BIN. .
-Taxpayers league ad vice on Tuesday
election measures : . .1 1
, Exposition amendment ! and local tax
measures,i.-KaJ" ' ' t r
Bridge measures yyes." '
- Compulsory school bill "Ko advice."
- Three-mill extra eity tax. "Tes.!
Additional municipal court, "No.
r Water bondsi 'es.- I
Dock commission power , to condemn
tana, rxsa.T - -.-j ..... iv..v - - -.
Rebondlng property. MTes,?
. Establishing jstreet grides, "No.T 7
linn county I and Linrt and Benton
county warrant' bills, "Tes." ... 1.
- r. Single tax. . tN."V ' : -j -: ' 'A rf--'
: Income . tax amendment, "Ko. - ;
The' league's reason fort opposition-to
the exposition amendment on the state
ballot permitting Portland to tax 1
for the fair is that demand for ta
construct !stat building and pro
other state representation will It
tably follow. . Its reason for oppo
the local exposition tax measure is i
in 1 air enouia nave - tns suppor
the state as a whole. -Taxation w
be increased generally, the league
erts. , . J -
A new" Burnstds bridge is declar
necessity, j A Koss Island bridge,
stated, wijl be a necessity, by the
it Is constructed. .. -v -
WithhoUling Of advice' as to the c
pulsory school jblll is withheld en'
ground that the league passes onH
matters ' pertaining to public fin;
and" taxation. . . ; - f .. . - j
Its advice on all ether measur;
premised on the test, -Do we need j
not "Do We want Itr ,
The repori.of the Taxpayers' le?
Issued Saturday is signed by its e
live committee consisting1 of Jowp
TeaL. l. iJ. Goldsmith. A. It. De
R. I Qllsmn, &.tM. Mears, Henri t,
Dr. A. J. iGiesy, F. . Page and t
Muikey. ; p. ,
STATE SEXATOB DIES
-s Parma. I Idaho, , Nov 4. 5- ( U.
John E. !Kerriek. etate. senator
Canyon couniyi dropped dead sudd
Friday afternoon shortly after 4 o
at his home hre, due to chronic
ney ' trouble. ' .
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A drive has started mt SalerJ
raise ' Jiz.000 needed to como)tf
first nt of the new Salem hosd
wnicn is 1 partially constructed.
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The Original, Genuine Patriotic Ticket
BEWARE OP IMITATIONS! V
AMERICANS, ATTENTION!
VOTE FOR .
B ostein, Olirer B.
15 Watkins, Elton 50
17 Pierce, Walter M- 51
18 Hoff O. P. - 52
20 Burnett, Geo. H. 53
21 McCourt, John 54
21 George, S. S. 55
29 Kerrigan, T. M. 56
30 Rossraan, George 57
32 Tucker, Robert "64
34 Hewitt, Louis P. 74
36 Hurst, Roscoe P. U 77
39 Klepper, Milton ft. 1
43 Clark, W. J. II. '' 82
45 Adams, L. H. .... 83
46 Brownell, Cyril G. " . 85
47 Campbell, E. Ii. 88
49 Hurlbort, Thos. H. 95
51 Kirkwood. R. J.
JIUIW, 11 . a.
Kuehn, Louis
Lewis, D. C.
Lynn. Walter G.
Simmons, Blrs. C. EL
Woodward, William (F.
Lorejoy, ueorge A.
Meindl, Fred J.
Myers, Stanley
Rankin, ; John Howard
Walker, Dow. V.
Martin, Sam B.
Funk, George R.
Thomas, George B.
isigelow, C A
VOTE 314 (X) YES COMPULSORY SCHOOL BILL 1 '
No ticket genuine unless signed by W. C Elford, Secretary,
and bearing the corporate ;sal of Oregon Federation of I
-Patriotic Societies (Inc.)- v -i tMi'"':i U
The above ticket has been carefully selected and is recom
mended by the Oregon v Federation of Patriotic Societies i
(Inc.), which believes the candidates named to be trustworthy
and responsive to the highest American ideals. ,
This Federation "receives duly accredited delegates from I
various, patriotic societies, and no candidate or officeholder !
or deputy elective or. appointive. Federal, -State, County or
City, can be a delegate. It has but fine object that none but I
real Asnejricans be placed in official positions.' : t
This isithe only authorized Patriotic Ticket for the official
election, fsovember 7, 1922. . ,
Xbt SEAL jgl
Oregon Federation of Patriotic Societies
(Inc.)
By W. C. ELFORD. " ;
Secretary. '
547 . Maiden Avenue, - Portland, Oregon. '
Paid Adv. by Oregon Federation of ;T j :
Patriotic Societies (Inc.)
llffR. McCAY shows in this cartoon
there is one monument that
dwarfs all others, making them seem
insignificant. That noblest of monu
ments is the public school in 'which
the children of the nation are taught
at the EXPENSE of the nation, re
ceiving the knowledge that will enable
them to build up and defend and carry
on the nation.
The "public school typifies the spirit
of ,the United States, the Constitu
tion, laws and beliefs of the United
States.
The public school is DEMOCRATIC.
It receives and treats all alike; wealth
does not count, poverty does not hin
der. The knowledge and the .books
are there for ALL.
The public school, like the Consti
tution of the United States, forbids
all discrimination because of religion.
It teaches .THE FACTS that all intel
ligent human beings accept.- . . .
The public school recognizes only
social equality. The HEAD of the
class is for the child that studies, and
the bottom of the clasp; for the child
that doevBOt study. The only aristoc
racy is that of learning, of applica
tion, of good conduct.
The public school ia 'first of all an
education IN CITIZENSHIP.
That education is almost as impor
tant as the education in writing, read
ing and arithmetic,! the foundations of
knowledge, since reading and writing
open to us all the; knowledge of the
book. j
Fortunate the bey and girl that go
to the public school. Much to be,
pitied are those deprived of that splen
did training in American life and
American thought. I , '
The public school is the United
States in miniature. In. it the little
citizens that are to be the r future
This great buildini; represents! the PUBLIC
SCHOOLS of the United States. This is the ONE thing
that-is important in this nation. In comparison with it
NOTHING ELSE has importance.
The Capitol, where Congressmen sii, the great mon
ument in memory of Washington, th e mountain ranges,
tne -WHOLE NATION is suoordinate to this noblest of
ii -u rpTTic TvrrrT rn ennnnr I
What the nation is, what its laws re to be, its future
usefulness in the world, ALL depend on the school in
which the children are taught. --lp '
Protect this monument, build it higher, nobler, better,
and you have pnmded for the future and safety of the
United states. ; - :
voters sit side by side, all EQUAL.
The ' establishment of the public
school was the. greatest event in all
the history of the human race. It de
clared and established the fact that
in a country believing all men to be
created free and equal it is necessary .
that all shall have knowledge and
FREE KNOWLEDGE in order to
make that equality worth; while. .
The nation now says,- "The mind of
every child shall be fed, at .the -public
expense. The State will compel the
parents to see that the children are
taught and will supply FREE teach
ing for every one that wants iL"
That declaration, represented by
v the public school, is the greatest step
tnat civilization ever took. :
Politicians have grafted on the pub
lic schools, booK concerns have-grafted
public school funds, contractors have
swindled, and vicious, un-American
elements that hate the public school
because it REALLY- TEACHES THE
CHILDREN have fought against it
like that English Governor! of Vir
ginia who hoped that there would not
be a public school in his state "for
another hundred years., j
Bat 4n spite, of it all, the public
schools have gone steadily FOR
WARD J The public has watched
them, i has demanded that they ' be
built ever bigger, safer, finer. i
The ; children are gathered AS
EQUALS. They all have the same
rights, they are all taught the same.
They play together, they are Ameri
can friends . studying in . childhood,
growing , up to be American citizens
working together in adult life. . I
HONOl
R THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Honor the, system of teaching that Is
really; democratic and really Ameri
can. Send your children to the pub
lic schools, or you send them whero
Uieir-chance is cut in half. , I
- , No nutter how rich you may be, or
what ybu can AFFORD,' yea CAN
NOT for the children's sake, afford
to deprive them of the publie school
atmosphere, of the DEMOCRATIC
BAPTISM that should come in ear!
childhood.
Zejprriff'ht, litj. by Intemalional Features Servfce, Ins.
, Reprinted; byj Courtesy H5ARST SU.VDAT PAPERS. .
(raid Adv.; A." 4b AS. H. School Committee. Jtl Gakeo BIdg, Portland. Oregon)
There is only one really American
schoolroom, that Ja the PUBLIC
schoolroom. - Ther is only one typi
cally America : sehooV 'nndt .that it
the American PUBLIC SCHOOL. '
' Children FEEL equality,. and they
feel Inequality. ' '."j
! From fivo to ten years of age the
child's character is formed 'and estab
lished for all the rest of its life The '
prejndices, beliefs, hadinatlons, aspi-
rations and national feeling' acquired
at that age list until death s
The American publie school pats fat
the Binds of jchildxen. DEMOCSACT,
tote of eqnaliltjitdief in Ttrar feQd w ,
nan, rennini equality that' esmes ,
from mingling with' all classes, and
knowing them as equals and friends
in useful mind-impTovtng competition.
the nolitidan, the office
attitude toward the pub
lic schooL If he hesitates, if he de
parts one inch from the old idea thai
the public school is the SCHOOL OF
AMERICA, and the ONLY school, if
he hesitates in his loyalty to THAT
school, he is traitor to the spirit of
the United - States, ' and your vote
should tell him so. . ' - - , . .
I WilUagness! to support the public
, schools through taxation is the test of
the good tiliien. Evry dollar spent
on the public school comes back a
hundred and I a thousand fold in the
future life of. the public school chil
dren. , V . . J
i Every dollar spent in publie edu
cation and public schools is a dollar
spent for insurance against trouble in
V the futures. v V"-.'!K:
f Interest y o n r s e 1 1 in the public
schools in the teachers, in the chil-
h AkD HONOR THE 'AMERICAN
PUBLIC SCHOOL, cradle, of the na
tion's future greatness.
, j The test of
holder, is his